Uptite exhaust shield finds rad leak.

Discussion in 'General (Main)' started by XLEnduroMan, Aug 12, 2009.

  1. XLEnduroMan Heroes Ride Huskys. The others follow.

    Location:
    Durham, CA.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '18 Husqvarna 701 Enduro.
    Other Motorcycles:
    '20 Ducati Hypermotard 950.
    I got some new bling the other day from MotoXotica, the Uptite exhaust shield. I didn't have time to install it right away so I set it on the bike lift. I went out to wrench after work and saw light green water on the exhaust guard. :eek: After further inspection I see the left side rad has some leaking going on somewhere in the core. I do not under stand why there is leakage. The bike has never been down. I have a NOS Husky coolant Y installed and I double and triple checked hose routes and clamp placements to make sure there isn't any rubbing, kinking etc. Argh! I now need to truck the bike to my dealer and see what they say in regards to a replacement. Just bought the the bike last week of March.

    Thank goodness I bought the Uptite exhaust shield and set it where I did. I don't think I would have noticed the leak until it got worse. :thumbsup:
  2. glangston Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Gardnerville, NV and Mammoth Lakes, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2012 Husqvarna TE 310
    Other Motorcycles:
    2012 BETA 350 RS
    There's a fairly broad consensus that this place below is THE PLACE for rad repairs. Quick turnaround. Definitely get the repair over new would be my opinion. Maybe as little as $35.

    http://www.motorcycleradiators.com/
  3. Motosportz CH Sponsor

    Location:
    Vancouver WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2021 TE250i, 570 Berg, 500 KTM, 790R
    Other Motorcycles:
    many
    when you start the bike and get it warmed up it will tell you where the leak is. :D
  4. PC. Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Beaverton, OR
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    CR165 & CR144
    Other Motorcycles:
    KTM500
    I can attest to this.

    I've sent 4 rads to Mylers. Some of them looked like hell and they all came back perfect. He's even reinforced weak points on my rads before shipping them back.

    Quality shop :thumbsup:
  5. XLEnduroMan Heroes Ride Huskys. The others follow.

    Location:
    Durham, CA.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '18 Husqvarna 701 Enduro.
    Other Motorcycles:
    '20 Ducati Hypermotard 950.
    Thank you guys. I will sleep easier tonight. :applause:
  6. columbia510 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    columbia,ca
    Me too, they do great work,2 day turnaround and less than $70 for both of my rads. I didn't tell them to repair the shroud tabs, but Mylars welded all of my tabs and the little shrouds lined up purrfect.:applause:
  7. Michael Lueders Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Northbay, CA
    Mylers is da bomb....WORD!!!
  8. XLEnduroMan Heroes Ride Huskys. The others follow.

    Location:
    Durham, CA.
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    '18 Husqvarna 701 Enduro.
    Other Motorcycles:
    '20 Ducati Hypermotard 950.
    I gave the mighty TE a more in depth look toady. I removed the rad conveyor, warmed up the bike and saw no sign of leaking. So I removed the tank and saw that the left hose of the cooling Y had signs of leaking from around the clamp. Clearly my fault! :applause: I was leary of over tightening the clamps on the rad side in fear of crushing them as they are aluminum and I had read they are delicate and pricey. :eek: I gave all the clamps some extra elbow grease this time and fell comfortable all is good.

    :eek: I also put an original Husky coolant Y on Becky's TE. Now I need to check my work on her bike.